Cardinal

Gallery: AvianPosted February 3, 2014744 views13 comments

This snow weary, male Cardinal looks about the way I feel about the snow....enough is enough!

50D, 700mm, ISO 400, 1/100, f5.6 LARGER version is also provided. Thank you all for your comments and critiques...I appreciate and learn from them all! Sharon

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13 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 3, 2014 at 10:30 PM

Lovely, Sharon. Nice simple pose and perch but the red really pops against the snowy bg. Well done.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 4, 2014 at 12:14 AM

Sweet! Fine detail, great colour, and the BG and snow streaks are excellent.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 4, 2014 at 1:35 AM

Nice fluffed up individual Sharon - lovely shot

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 4, 2014 at 2:31 AM

Sharon,
This is beautiful, the dull light has really helped with the reds

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 4, 2014 at 6:38 AM

I heard this weather pattern will persist for another 3-4 weeks Sharon.
Until the jet stream changes its path you'll keep getting snow..
Even here in Central Texas it's been unusually cold.
Very nice cardinal image, in this case one just can't get enough of the white stuff

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 4, 2014 at 8:38 AM

Pretty sweet image Sharon. Envious of getting that bird in your viewfinder. We don't have those here in NM. I like the mood. I do wish for just a little bit more mid tone punch in this image.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 4, 2014 at 10:47 AM

As we watch the coverage of the weather in the mid Atlantic we think about all the backyard birds we left behind when we moved, and about the gigantic bill I'd have for black oil sunflower seed that my wife bought at a quarter ton at a time.

This image conveys the weather situation nicely.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 4, 2014 at 11:47 AM

Nice color, excellent detail and I like the bg and the snow streaks.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 4, 2014 at 12:01 PM

I love these little red ones, and the snow adds so much in this image ! Perfect ! Hans

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 5, 2014 at 10:24 AM

Looks like this cardinal has his winter coat on and it is amazing to me how birds can survive the cold winters. Wonderful shot with the snow in the background, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on February 6, 2014 at 12:53 AM

Very nice shot of one of my favorite birds. Great feather detail and I love the fluffef look. The falling snow adds a nice touch. Sweet!

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 6, 2014 at 9:29 AM

Love the falling snow and the pensive look of the Cardinal, excellent Sharon.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on February 8, 2014 at 2:06 PM

Wonderful to see such a fiery bird in the snow. Great shot!

Grt, Ingrid.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments